240: Dumbfounded

As her words fell, soft fingers pressed against Lu Ye's forehead.

The cool touch was like a fine piece of mutton fat jade.

Thump thump thump.

In that moment, Lu Ye heard his heart pounding rapidly.

The intensity was such that it felt as though it would leap out of his chest.

Initially,

Lu Ye thought this phenomenon was due to illness.

Only later did he realize,

it was infatuation.

It was his body releasing dopamine.

He was in love with Lin Wu.

Very, very much in love.

This was an experience he had never felt in his twenty-plus years.

He wanted to take this moment to confess his feelings to Lin Wu.

But he felt the timing wasn't right,

and he feared that Lin Wu might reject him.

In the current situation, he could still refer to Lin Wu as a brother; if he were rejected after confessing, he couldn't even be that anymore.

Quickly, Lin Wu withdrew her hand, "It doesn't seem like you have a fever! Why is your face red?"

Not just his face.

Even his ears were red!